Toy vehicle



March 24, 1931. JONES 1,797,471

TOY VEHICLE Filed Feb. 23, 1929 INVENTOR. 1 25. vw

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Mar. 24, 1931 UNITED STATES EDWARD B. JONES, OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN TOY VEHICLE Application filed February 23, 1929.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a toy vehicleand has for its object the provision of a device of this class whichwill be simple of structure, economical of manufacture and highlyefficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a vehicle of thisclass having a body rotatably mounted thereon and provided with meanswhereby the body may be tiltedin one direction by the user from adjacentthe end of the propelling or drawing handle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a durable andinexpensive method of mounting the body in a tiltable relation on itssupporting members.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

The invention comprises an axle 7 on which are rotatably mountedtraction wheels 8 and 9. Secured to the axle 8 by T-irons 10 and 11 is atongue or handle 12 preferably formed from wood. Mounted upon the handleintermediate its ends is an arcuate sup-' porting leg 13 having its end1 L diagonally cut to lie horizontally when the handle 12 is inhorizontal position. Secured to the handle 12 is a cross bar 15 andsecured to and projecting upwardly from opposite ends of the cross barare arms 16 and 17, the cross bar and the arms 16 and 17 forming a U-shaped supporting member for a body. Bolts 18 and 19 are projectedthrough the side walls 20 and 21 of the body respectively and Serial N0.342,065.

also through the arms 16 and 17 to pivotally mount the body on the arms16 and 17.

As shown in Fig. 1, the bottom of the body inclines at the rear endthereof as at 22. Secured to the forward end of the bot- 50 tom 22 andextended forwardly and underneath the body and through an eyelet 24 onthe handle 12 is a cord 23 which extends through an opening formed in abracket 25 which is mounted on the forward end of the handle 12. Securedto this cord is a knob 26 which will prevent its being drawn through theopening in the bracket 25 as the knob has been attached thereto.

In use the vehicle is used as a toy by a child and when desired the leg13 may be rested on the ground to support the body in a position forcontaining a maximum amount of loose material such as sand and the like.When desired, by drawing on the cord 28, the user may tilt the body intothe dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, this tilting being affectedagainst a stretching of the spring 27 which is attached at one end tothe rear body and at the other end to the eyelet 24. A vehicleconstructed in this manner is one which will afford considerableamusement and pleasure to a child and is one which may be economicallymanufactured while at the same time of quite a durable structure.

'While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of myinvention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise detail ofstructure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent is:

A toy vehicle of the class described comprising: an axle; tractionwheels mounted on said axle; a tongue attached at one end to said axleand projecting forwardly therefrom; a U-shaped supporting member mountedon said tongue and having its legs projecting upwardly therefrom atright angles thereto; a body rockably mounted on and between the legs ofsaid supporting memher; a cord passing beneath and connecting to therear end of said body for rocking the rear end of said body downwardlyon its mountings; a spring attached at one end to said body and at itsopposite end to said tongue for resisting rocking movement of said bodyon its mountings; and a bracket mounted on the forward end of saidtongue for normally retaining the free end of said cord positionedadjacent the end of said tongue.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

EDWARD B. JONES;

